A Big Steamer Launched

Detroit, July 31.- To West Bay City belongs the honor of turning- out the largest wooden boat ever built. Saturday the big $150,000 wooden steainer, the Thomas Cranage, was successfully launched at the shipyard of Capt. James Davidson, in West Bay City in the presence of a large crowd of people. The Cranage is 324 feet over all, 43 feet 6 inches beam and 26 feet molded depth of hold. Her engines are triple expansión. 20.33 and 54 inches in diameter, with a 42-inch stroke. Her boilers are two in number, and are 14 by 13.